Jailbreak iOS 5.0 today!

Apple released the eagerly-awaited iOS 5 for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad today & you can already jailbreak it.

Note:

1.        This is tethered jailbreak

·         To reboot iDevice, you need to connect to computer and execute “Just boot” option in Redsn0w

2.       Jailbroken iDevices cnnot use Over-the-air updates; you will need to use the standard method (USB connect iTunes) to update your apps

3.       Locked iPhones (rely on ultrasn0w) may not work

4.       iPad 2 is not supported at this point

Preparation:

1.       iTunes 10.5

2.       iOS 5.0 IPSW

·         iPhone 3GS

·         iPhone 4

·         iPhone 4 CDMA

·         iPad

·         iPad 2 WiFi (jailbreak not supported yet)

·         iPad 2 3G GSM (jailbreak not supported yet)

·         iPad 2 3G CDMA (jailbreak not supported yet)

·         iPod touch 3G

·         iPod touch 4G

3.       Redsn0w 0.9.9b4

4.       Optional

·         Sn0wbreeze v2.8b8

How to jailbreak:

1.       Connect iDevice to computer.

2.       Restore to iOS 5.0 via iTunes 10.5.

·         If you want to preserve baseband, please create custom IPSW with Sn0wBreeze v2.8b8 and restore to custom build file.

3.       Run the latest version of Redsn0w 0.9.9b4. 

4.       Select Jailbreak.  Redsn0w will guide you to place your iDevice to DFU mode. 

5.       After Redsn0w completed, your iDevice is not jailbroken

6.       To boot up your iDevice

·         Run Redsn0w again

·   Select Extras > Just boot.  Redsn0w will guide you to place your iDevice to DFU mode again.

·         If you used custom firmware created with Sn0wbreeze, iBooty folder will be created on your Desktop as well. 

·   Run iBooty for iOS 5.0.  Select your iDevice then press Start.  iBooty will guide you to place your iDevice to DFU mode again.